My grandmother loved baking and was, therefore, an excellent baker. I can still see her massaging flour, sugar, eggs, yeast, butter and milk into dough and injecting the pastry with apricot jam to make buhteljni. I remember devouring her apple pies, pear pies, blueberry strudels, half-moon-shaped vanilla biscuits called kifeljčki, quark rolls generously topped with … Read more
Israel Defence Forces spokesperson Rear Adm Daniel Hagari has indicated that the conflict could go on throughout 2024. He said: Tonight, the year of 2024 begins. The objectives of the war require prolonged fighting, and we are preparing accordingly. We are wisely planning the management of the forces operating in the field, looking at the … Read more
A person has been severely burned in an apartment fire in Sydney’s northwest. Police and paramedics attended a fire on the top floor of a five-storey apartment building on Angas St in Meadowbank just before 4pm on Monday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Firefighters tackle inferno at a unit block in NSW Watch the latest news … Read more
US helicopters have repelled an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants on a Maersk container vessel in the Red Sea, sinking three ships and killing 10 militants, according to accounts by American, Maersk, and Houthi officials. The naval battle occurred about 3.30am on Sunday as the attackers sought to board the Singapore-flagged Maersk Hangzhou, Maersk and … Read more
Militants also took around 250 people hostage, most of whom remain in Gaza. Jerusalem: Seconds after ringing in the new year on a lively street in Tel Aviv, some young Israelis found themselves running for cover while others kept the party going with a shrug as missile defence systems intercepted a barrage of rockets overhead. … Read more
This week we are re-running some of our favourite episodes. Today in Focus will return with new episodes on Tuesday 2 January 2024. For most people in the UK, what happens to your assets when you die is a relatively simple process: you either specify your wishes in a will or your estate passes to … Read more
Parts of south-east Queensland are being battered by heavy rain in a soggy start to the new year, with dangerous flooding predicted. Intense falls in some areas could lead to life-threatening flash flooding, the Bureau of Meteorology warned on Monday afternoon. Upper Springbrook on the Gold Coast had already recorded 389mm of rain in the … Read more
(NewsNation) — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is monitoring a potential terror threat against the United States from an affiliate of al-Qaeda, known as the AQAP. The group has released alarming videos online, calling for attacks on U.S. airlines, prominent figures and iconic locations. The AQAP, identified as al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, posted … Read more
Israeli jets have intensified attacks on central Gaza, residents and medics say, as battles raged through the rubble of towns and refugee camps in a war that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said would take “many more months” to end. Netanyahu’s comments signal no let-up in a campaign that has killed many thousands and levelled … Read more
A Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her young children and injuring a third was arrested Saturday in the United Kingdom, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. Kimberlee Singler’s 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son were found dead on Dec. 19 when police responded to a report of a burglary at their … Read more
